Voluntary Admission of Problem Sample Clauses

Voluntary Admission of Problem. Employees are encouraged to voluntarily admit problems with drugs and alcohol prior to violating these policies. Employees who voluntarily admit problems with drugs and alcohol prior to violating these policies will not have his or her job security or promotional opportunities jeopardized by a request for treatment. Employees should not read this to mean that a request for treatment will automatically excuse them from discipline or discharge where the appointing authority initiates corrective action for violation of these policies. Rather, an employee who seeks treatment on his or her own initiative is in a better position than one who brings up a drinking or drug problem for the first time in response to an investigation by the County of Summit. It will be the responsibility of the employee to comply with the County of Summit's referral for diagnosis, and it is also the employee's responsibility to cooperate with the prescribed treatment. An employee's refusal to accept referral or follow the prescribed plan of treatment may be considered insubordination. An employee who is referred to a drug rehabilitation program and fails to satisfactorily participate in the program may be terminated from employment. Referral to a rehabilitation program is designed primarily for those employees who appear to have a treatable condition, not to protect those who manufacture, distribute, or dispense drugs in the workplace.